9A vocabulary Animal quiz

 a Read the definitions and write the animals in the column on the right.

KANGAROO
1 This animal lives in Australia and carries its baby in a pocket.
BEE
2 It’s an insect that makes honey. It’s yellow and black.
DOLPHIN
3 This animal lives in the ocean and is very smart.
CAMEL
4 It’s an animal that can live for two weeks with no water.
RABBIT
5 The cartoon character Bugs Bunny is one of these.
JELLYFISH
6 They’re sea animals and swim slowly. If one touches you, it really hurts!
7 This animal has a very long neck and lives in Africa. GIRAFFE

8 These animals give milk that people drink. COW

9 This animal has a very warm, white coat. SHEEP

10 It’s a very small insect that bites people at night. MOSQUITO

11 The plural of this animal is mice. MOUSE

12 This animal lives in rivers. It’s green or gray and has a lot of teeth. CROCODILE

13 It’s a very big, gray animal from Africa or India. LAZY

14 This animal is a long, thin reptile, and many people are scared of them. SNAKE
15 People rode this animal before they had cars. HORSE
16 This animal is “the king of the jungle.” LION
17 It’s a very big, orange and black cat. TIGER
PIG
18 This pink animal lives on a farm and isn’t very clean.
BULL
19 People say this animal will attack you if you’re wearing something red.
BAT
20 This animal doesn’t come out during the day. It can fly, but it can’t see.

activation
  b Cover the animals and look at sentences 1–20. Can you remember the animals?

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